Weekend Snapshots: a little bit of Brooklyn

A little late, but here are some snaps from my 4th of July weekend!

Reptar! A (girl) dog I met on the 4th.

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my 4th of July date :)

(in the midst of rocking out to One Direction in the car, feeling 17 again)

Of course, gotta get that model shot in

By Smorgasburg, a type of (huge) food festival that happens every Saturday in Williamsburg (Brooklyn)

waiting for our "brunch" (at 3 in the afternoon)

huevos rancheros ;)

apparently boozy brunches are big in the city

Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn Bowl, next to the brewery

"Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer."

inside Brooklyn Bowl

the one thing we got at Smorgasburg. They were good... 

but not as fabulous as their reputation make them out to be :(

some high rises in Brooklyn

things are a'changin...

Subway rides 0:-)

Sunday pool day!

a heart cloud.

Hope everyone had a fun 4th of July weekend :)

Spring day in NYC

Yesterday I got to head into the city with my friend Cynthia (who is quickly becoming my go-to model for my photo seshs) and it was a beautiful spring day. We walked around Washington Square Park which is located right next to NYU, and there were tons of people hanging out there. Trees are finally growing their leaves again, flowers are in bloom, the sun is shining (occasionally...) All this combined made for the perfect spring photo shoot!

Weekend Snapshots: A walk in the park

This weekend I got to catch up with a lot of blog-related things, which was AWESOME! I feel like I've been lagging behind a bit. It was a relaxing weekend in which I didn't really do much, but I'm not complaining because it was much needed. Sometimes we just need a break, you know?

The highlight of my weekend was probably going to this gorgeous park with my mom for a light stroll and a chance to test out my photography skills. It was a bit chilly, but sunny out and a ton of people came out to enjoy the nice "spring" weather. I got a few stares my way while I was in awkward photo taking poses, but oh well. Check out some of the shots I took!

The warmest weekend in months

Naturally, when the weather gets warmer and it's the first really nice day of spring (that falls on a weekend) people come crawling out of their hidey holes like a bunch of ants swarming all over the place and everything is just chaos. That was basically my weekend. While I normally kind of really despise any type of crowds, it was okay this time because the weather was nice and people seemed happy and carefree. Winter is over! I hope. I had plans to do a lot of writing this weekend, but who wants to stay cooped up in their office while the sun is shining and the breeze is blowing through your hair? I promise my blog will get back to having some quality content this week! In the meantime, here are some snapshots of my weekend (all pictures taken with my new Canon Rebel T3 which I am in love with, as you can tell.)

A bit of this and that

I haven't had much time to write any new posts this week (although I have a zillion posts planned - including a review of my new Roku and a guide on picking your first credit card!) I've just been so busy. It's hard trying to balance life. I always say there are not enough hours in the day, but maybe I just haven't learned to manage my time wisely yet. It has also been really difficult to find a time and place to actually do my writing. I need my own "office" here at home in which 1. I don't have any distractions and 2. I actually have space for my things. One of the parts of living back home that really kind of sucks is that I have no space. My clothes are all over the place, my files & papers are here and there, etc. Don't get me wrong - I'm so grateful that I even have a place to live (for free) and I have my own room, but my lack of space and privacy gets frustrating at times. So, I FINALLY convinced my parents to let me turn part of the guest room into my very own office!

That's partially why I've been so busy this week. I love planning and prepping new projects, and this is a big one. I'm repainting the room, rearranging everything, buying new furniture, the whole nine yards. Hopefully by the end of this weekend I will have my "office" all set up and ready to be used. Then, I can start writing some quality posts ;).

Some snaps from my exhausting week:

I fell last Friday (no surprise there, really) and now I have a bruise kind of shaped like Africa? So many pretty colors. -____-

Is Spring finally here?! A field of purple flowers... next to a pile of dead leaves.

Room planning. Look at my tiny desk/office space. But hey, it beats having nothing :)

And finally, some words to leave you with, from someone I have been admiring for awhile now:

"It is what it is. If things could be different, they would be. Trust that you are doing the best you can right now. Keep breathing. Keep moving forward. Keep dancing. There is beauty in this space of in between, too."

If you have Instagram, follow Rachel. She's full of light, a truly positive person and she posts pretty cool yoga poses, too!

Birthday Weekend Snapshots

A few snaps from my eventful birthday weekend! Although I got a cold right on time for my big day, I still managed to have a fun weekend full of laughs and love.

Woke up to this sweetie pie on my back.

And to a bedside full of tissues and cold medicine...

Made a new friend at work.

Took the kids to Imagine That... selfie in the ballet room

Next day, celebration with friends :)

 

<3

A couple of birthday presents I got!

And even though I'm still sick as a dog and haven't been sleeping at night due to this lovely cough I have going on, I can still manage to put a smile on my face. My ghastly, exhausted face.